Ideas This Week
Ideas This Week is your hub for updates on all things Facing History—from announcements and featured press to expert interviews, impact stories, and essays on the ideas driving our work.
Remembering Judy Heumann and Honoring Her Legacy
Facing History’s David Levy recalls learning about Judy Heumann and how she inspired his own advocacy for disability rights.
![A headshot of Judy Heumann, a white woman with shoulder-length brown hair wearing red glasses, a blue v-neck shirt, and a gold necklace. She is smiling warmly.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-03/Judy_Headshot_0.jpg?h=38f9b4ca&itok=IxgQlFzi)
Women's Suffrage at 100: The Key Role of Black Sororities
Dr. Tara White illuminates the role Black sorority sisters like Mary Church Terrell played in securing women’s suffrage in the United States.
![Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated was founded on January 13, 1913, by 22 collegiate women at Howard University to promote academic excellence and provide assistance to those in need. The Founders of Delta Sigma Theta envisioned an organization committed to sisterhood, scholarship, service, and addressing the social issues of the time. Since its founding, Delta Sigma Theta has become one of the preeminent service-based sororities, with more than 300,000 initiated members and over 1,000 chartered chapt](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-03/Deltasigmathetafounders_Website.jpg?h=c58e89ab&itok=8iGww4AH)
Literature and Identity: Our Team’s Book Recommendations on World Book Day
This World Book Day we spoke to the staff at Facing History to find out which books had a profound effect on them as young adults.
![House On Mango Street book cover.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-02/House_On_Mango_Street_FH2188156.jpg?h=a1bf1f1e&itok=yDhFk755)
Beyond the Founding Fathers: A More Inclusive Way to Teaching the Founding Era
Facing History’s Ambria Reed discusses the limitations of traditional US history education on the founding era, and offers a more diverse and critical approach.
![Image of the Preamble to the United States Constitution](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2024-06/WethePeople_FH2187950.jpg?h=dd503c25&itok=8mOdKx06)
Facing History Is a Family Value
Brian Chancellor shares his family’s Facing History story, from his father’s experience as an educator to his sons’ experiences in classrooms today.
![Portrait of Brian Chancellor and son.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-02/Brian_Chancellor_and_Son_FH2187882_crop.jpg?h=5fff594c&itok=xXYaY4Dj)
Corporate Partner Spotlight: International Paper
International Paper is committed to building a better future. They believe Facing History’s student-centered approach works to improve communities.
![International Paper Logo](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-11/IP_logo_whitespace.jpg?h=74c6825a&itok=MUhloWkI)
Teaching Black History All Year: Educators Speak
Hear how Facing History teachers from diverse backgrounds and settings incorporate Black History into their curriculum in February and beyond.
![A Black student looks up while speaking into a microphone wearing a shirt that reads, "Black History: Honoring the Past, Inspiring the Future."](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/2020_studentevent_FH2123247.jpg?h=56d0ca2e&itok=hOJqWk6N)
Honoring Survivor Testimony on Yom HaShoah: An Interview with Dr. Anna Ornstein
Dr. Anna Ornstein discusses relational skills essential in times of crisis, the capacity of young people to drive change, and the enduring power of survivor testimony.
![Headshot of Dr. Anna Ornstein.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-01/Headshot_Dr_Anna_Ornstein_FH2ORD11833.jpg?h=70e3d58a&itok=mqwiHMVZ)
Empathy, Rigor, and Content: A Teacher’s Perspective
History teacher Jenny S. shares how Facing History's balance of content and strategy is her go-to for developing lessons that help students learn, engage, question, and discuss.
![Women speaks at Margo Stern Strom Award Ceremony, 2015](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-12/DSC_0224.jpg?h=0c7ee225&itok=RixY3s1c)
Corporate Partner Spotlight: Marmol Radziner
Design Partner Ron Radziner believes that the work of building empathy, historical understanding, and striving for equity never ends, and it belongs in the workplace. Radziner says their partnership with Facing History "has really been a gift to the firm."
![Group photo of Marmol Radziner employees, a unique design-build practice led by architects.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-11/Marmol_Radziner_Firm_2022_FH2185304.jpg?h=a5043741&itok=idSOeD0q)
Own Your Impact: A High School Senior’s Reflections
Mark S. discovered Facing History through his high school leadership initiative, and in the process discovered a lot about himself and how he wants to walk through the world.